SOLUTION: a square has a width of 7, what is the perimeter?

Question 483061: a square has a width of 7, what is the perimeter?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, solver91311:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: If the side length of a square is 's' units, then the perimeter is units. Basically, the perimeter formula is
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If a square has a width of 7 then it has to have a length of 7 as well in order to be a square. The perimeter of a rectangle (and a square is just a special case of a rectangle) is given by 2 times the length plus 2 times the width.

John

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